Vice President Kamala Harris has one overriding weakness as a candidate for president — she is perceived as being to the left of Joe Biden.
Ms. Harris has criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, supported single-payer health care and even praised the “defund the police” movement.
Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania as her running mate.
Mr. Shapiro, who is unpopular with many progressives over energy policy, school choice and other issues, would send a signal that Ms. Harris is not captive to the left and that she puts experience ahead of ideology.
But the elections of Mr. Obama and now the surge of Ms. Harris suggest that America is a lot more focused on party unity and stopping Donald Trump than on race and religion.
Persons:
Kamala Harris, —, Joe Biden, Harris, Mr, Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, Nikki Haley, Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Lieberman, Al Gore
Organizations:
Immigration, Customs, Electoral College, Pennsylvania, today’s Democratic Party, Jewish, Democratic
Locations:
America